Chapter 663: A Good Start: Retreat and Retreat Again

French referee Stéphane Lannoy blew the opening whistle.

The 44-year-old Lannoy is a senior international referee. He officiated Brazil's group match against Ivory Coast at the World Cup in South Africa. At the end of that game, Kaka and Keita collided while running at high speed. The slow motion showed that the Brazilian star's elbow hit Keita's chest, but the Ivory Coast midfielder covered his face in pain.

Lannoy was deceived by Keita's superb performance, two yellows turned into one red and Kaká was sent off. According to public opinion, this red card ranked third among the "Top Ten Wrongs" of the World Cup.

After the kick-off, Galatasaray's first attack was frustrated. Inan's side pass was intercepted by Detu, and Real Madrid quickly counterattacked.

Zhuoyang sent a through ball to Cristiano Ronaldo who was wandering to the right in the center circle. The president hit the middle while running. If the small smoke gun catches up, it will be a one-on-one shot. Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera did not make a fool of himself. He rushed out of the penalty area and grabbed the tackle outside the top of the arc before the small smoke gun was destroyed.

In the last round, Muslera cleverly threw the ball to Kaka. At the beginning of today, he very decisively shoveled the football to Di Maria.

Angel Di picked up his left foot that had been kissed by the angel and shot a long shot from 35 meters away from the empty goal. The football missed the post. Maybe Angel didn't brush his teeth today.

If Galatasaray is always so careless, Real Madrid doesn't mind replicating 4:0 again today.

A minute later, Zhuoyang suddenly accelerated while advancing slowly, and Real Madrid's formation moved at the wind. Zhuoyang stuffed the football to the Magic Flute on his left rib. Magic Flute danced ballet to get out of the way of Big Top and passed the football diagonally down the left rib.

Khedira came down from the left. He crossed the ball in front of the goal at the junction of the penalty area line and the bottom line. The elusive Ronaldo appeared in the small penalty area. After receiving the ball and padding lightly, the score became 1:0.

Just three minutes into the game, Real Madrid took a 5-0 lead on the total score. If the Turks might have had a slim hope before the start of the game, after all, no one has ever achieved a four-goal comeback, but the blow of this goal burst all the bubbles.

Unless Galatasaray scores six goals in a row, this is obviously something that even a paranoid patient cannot imagine.

After the restart, the frustrated Galata player dropped the ball in the backcourt. Zane was inadvertently intercepted by the diligent Ronaldo. Perhaps because of the surprises one after another, Ronaldo's shot did not have enough force and was blocked by Muslera.

If this continues, Galatasaray will really be beaten, and the Real Madrid who come on vacation will still be Real Madrid. Old coach Terim was furious on the sidelines and poured out a series of Turkish words. Zhuoyang and the others couldn't understand, but they must be swearing, otherwise the coach who had coached AC Milan was actually very fluent in English.

Real Madrid's tactical focus before the game is that the score is not the first priority because they have already won. Avoiding injuries and red cards is the key. Now that a goal has been scored at the start of the attack, it has the icing on the cake effect. Naturally, the formation should be consolidated. Don't make things impossible. It is time to think about the subsequent semi-finals.

After the quarter-finals, there will be no more draws, and the upper and lower halves will be divided into four teams. Mourinho hopes that the semi-final opponent will be Malaga, and Zhuoyang hopes that it will be Dortmund.

Trim's roar had an effect. His players stabilized, did not make any more low-level mistakes, and returned to their due level. The offense and defense were orderly and looked very much like that.

After all, they are all stars who once dominated mainstream European football. After emerging from the confusion, especially those in the frontcourt, they obviously played smarter than in the first round.

Warcraft Drogba no longer forced himself to find Pepe and Varane, but showed his expertise in coordination, constantly moving around the frontcourt to create space for his partner Brut and Sneijder behind him.

In the 31st minute, Detu was a little busy. He fought Drogba back with his body on the right wing, and then competed with Sneijder for speed. Both times he managed to keep the defense intact. But in the subsequent chase with Galatasaray captain Selcuk Inan, after continuous sudden stops and turns, he strained the thigh muscle of his right leg.

It was really unlucky to lose a general before the battle. Just after half an hour, Mourinho had to replace Detu with Arbeloa who kept gasping for air.

The next situation was a bit dull, with Real Madrid defending as soon as it was good and Galatasaray fighting for face as the main attack, except for Sneijder and Eboue who used it twice to prevent Zhuo Yang from reacting fast break counterattacks. Tactical fouls are basically nothing to write home about.

Galatasaray, who returned to their home court, played very aggressively, which complemented the violent shouts of their fans. The home court bonus brought their strength to a higher level.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, was vaccinated before the game, and as a result of Detu's injury, everyone focused on playing safely and worked step by step.

The game was tied until the second half with Real Madrid still at 1:0.

Compared with the first round, Galatasaray's several poor performances have returned to their due level, including Altintop. However, in order to strengthen the offense, Trim replaced him with Moroccan winger Amrabat at halftime.

Forward John Elmand replaced Trum, who had wasted several opportunities before.

Zhuoyang just played against Elmand not long ago. This guy is Ibrahimovic's substitute in the Swedish national team. In a friendly match at the end of last month, it was his goal that allowed Sweden to defeat the Chinese team 1:0.

Elmand's appearance also brought Terim's instructions for a large-scale attack. At this point in the game, due to the tactical strategy of self-preservation and concession, Real Madrid had retreated again and again, and their morale also retreated to half-time.

People's energy and spirit are always subtle. If you give in for a long time, your energy will weaken. Real Madrid went from being leisurely before the game, to being contemptuous after the strong attack at the start, to now continuing to retreat, and their momentum was completely suppressed by their opponents.

Under Tassare's active and aggressive pressing in the frontcourt, Coentrao's clearance in the penalty area turned into a cross assist, and Sneijder seized the opportunity to shoot. The football had already passed Brother Squidward's glove, and was about to cross the goal line when he was saved by Zhuo Yang who turned around and slid in the tackle.

However, Real Madrid players did not seem to learn from this dangerous situation and still appeared careless and numb.

After passing the ball after a breakthrough from the wing, the Brazilian Melo was completely left open in the middle. It may be because he did not expect such an open opportunity. After taking off, he was hit by the football and did not rush forward.

The football flew to the other side. Drogba swung Pepe behind him and hit it. The football flew out against the crossbar, and Squidward was shocked.

Mourinho sensed the danger off the court, and the players passively defended for most of the game. At this time, they were already skinned and lost their sense of smell. Mourinho quickly ordered Higuain and Albiol to prepare for their debut, intending to use adjustments to change the team's spirit.

However, at this moment, Galatasaray's half-court attack was effective, and it was a combination of punches.

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